A demolition project in the 400 block of Penn Street has been completed, and the road has reopened, Reading officials announced Monday morning.
A stretch of Penn Street was closed due to the partial demolition of 431 Penn St., one of several city-owned buildings near Penn Square.
The building is the most problematic in the string of five vacant properties, 431-443 Penn St., bought by the city in 2013 for $2.6 million.
The 1.22-acre site on the northwest corner of Fifth and Penn streets is in the Callowhill Historic District.
Only the 1912 Beaux Arts-style front of the structure at 431 Penn St. is considered historic. Originally part of the former Reading News building at 22-24 N. Fifth St., it was transplanted piece by piece to its current location in 1981 as part of the former American Bank $6 million Keystone Project.
Council last year authorized an agreement of sale for the five buildings with the developer Philly Office Retail, but the deal has not yet been finalized.
Source: Berkshire mont
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